Livro

«LGBTQ+ People with Chronic Illness. Chroniqueers in Southern Europe» de Mara Pieri
 

Palgrave MacMillan, 2023

Resumo

Drawing on theory and empirical research, this book provides an analysis of the intersections between LGBTQ+ identification and chronic illness. Chapters focus on the theoretical meaning of chronic illness as a queer notion, as well as the lived experiences of chronically ill LGBTQ+ people. The author analyzes chronic illness as an experience that interrogates the normative notions of time, (in)visibility, and disability. Interweaving notions of heteronormativity and able-bodiedness as interwoven and mutually dependent, this book argues that the experience of chronic illness through LGBTQ+ embodiment presents the potential to imagine bodies differently.
This book will be useful for scholars and students in Disability Studies, Queer Studies, and Gender Studies.

Palavras-Chave: disability; able-bodied queer crip; heteronormative; visibility


Sobre a autora
Mara Pieri  é investigadora no CES. É Mestre em Sociologia na Universidade de Trento (Itália). É doutorada em "Direitos Humanos nas Sociedades Contemporâneas" pelo Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra. Conjuga o interesse pelos estudos sobre deficiência com os estudos queer/crip, através de uma abordagem interseccional e um enfoque específico sobre doenças crónicas. Os seus recentes interesses de pesquisa incluem: supercrips; medicalização; doença crónica e deficiência invisível; visibilidade; accessibilidade; sexualidades na Europa do Sul; saúde LGBTQ+.